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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Indian perceive salvation? (Chapter Five).
(a) As something solely individual.
(b) As part of society and the cosmos, as well as individual.
(c) As something attainable only by a few people.
(d) As something open to anyone who would believe.

2. When does the pachuco become his true self?
(a) When he is alone.
(b) When his life explodes.
(c) When he is in Mexico.
(d) When he is surrounded by fellow Mexicans.

3. What did Moctezuma think as the Spaniards approached?
(a) He would finally become Divine.
(b) That was the time to prove his manliness.
(c) That was the moment of his deliverance.
(d) The gods had abandoned him.

4. In contrast to the North American, what is one of the most noticeable traits about the Mexican character?
(a) His disinterest in emotional attachments.
(b) His obsession with love.
(c) His acceptance of horror.
(d) His aversion to horror.

5. How do Mexicans perceive an opening-up of one's self?
(a) As a betrayal or weakness.
(b) As a moment of truth.
(c) As infidelity to the human spirit.
(d) As a sign of strength.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Paz uderstands it, what is the Mexican's relation to death?

2. What familial relationship does Paz equate with solitude?

3. How did the Aztecs' final struggle manifest itself?

4. How is the myth of the "long-suffering Mexican woman" created?

5. According to the tribe of the Chamulas, what is a chulel?

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